Current technologies use silicon carbide (SiC) or sapphire substrates, which are expensive and difficult to scale up.

Plessey’s GaN-on-silicon solution offers cost reductions in the order of 80 per cent compared with LEDs grown on SiC or sapphire by reducing scrap rates, minimising batch time and enabling the use of automated semiconductor processing equipment.

These cost reductions will be achieved while enabling outputs in excess of 150 lumens per watt later this year — a combination that will reportedly allow Plessey to offer the most cost-effective solutions in the HB LED industry.

This is great news indeed. A British owned company with a British manufacturing facility bringing to market a great British innovation. This is exactly what we need for the nations future. Best wishes to all concerned for ongoing success and whatever you do never sell out to foreign competition.